Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other…

2023

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.

Assertion A: I/O protection is ensured by a hardware trap

Reason R: I/O interrupt is caused by conditions like I/O completion and device malfunction occurring within the I/O devices

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

  1. A.

    Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

  2. B.

    Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A

  3. C.

    A is true but R is false

  4. D.

    A is false but R is true

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Correct answer: D

  • Assertion A is false: I/O protection is ensured using privileged instructions and mode bits, not by hardware traps.

  • Reason R is true: I/O interrupts are generated due to events like I/O completion or device malfunction.

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